  Very fair.—Really delightful. Nothing could be pleasanter. Sunshine. Ozone. Does everyone a world of good. Would not miss such a passage for worlds. Fair.—Yes; it is decidedly an improvement upon a railway carriage. Room to move about. I don't in the least mind the eighty odd minutes. If cold, you can put on a wrap, and there you are. Change.—Always thought there was something to be said in favour of the Channel Tunnel. Of course, one likes to be patriotic, but the movement in a choppy sea is the reverse of invigorating. Wind.—There should be a notice when a bad passage is expected. It's all very well to describe this as "moderate," but that doesn't prevent the beastly waves from running mountains high. Stormy.—It is simply disgraceful. Would not have come if I had known. Too depressed to say anything. Where is the steward? Gale.—Why—was—I—ever—born? EUPHEMISM EUPHEMISMMan in Boat. "Come along, old chap, and let's pull up to Marlow." Man on Shore. "I think I'll get you to excuse me, old man. I don't like sculling—it—er—hurts the back of my head so!" A CRISIS A CRISISHis Better and Stouter Half. "Oh, Charley, if we're upset, you mean to say you expect me to get into this?" [Horror-stricken husband has no answer ready. |
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